Actor Ranveer Singh says he got to play Spider-Man in a play in school just because he was “chubby”.
“I have grown up loving many superheroes from both Marvel and DC universes. I remember playing Spider-Man in a school play... our play was a satire and it was a spoofy take on Spider-Man,” Singh said.
“I was a bit chubby as a kid, which is why they decided to cast me in the version,” added the actor, who has lent his voice to Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool in the Hindi version of Hollywood film Deadpool 2.
“Because it was apparently funny to see a chubby kid in a tight Spider-Man suit. I was only too happy to go out on the stage and be laughed at.”
The actor, known for films such as Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, Lootera, Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela, Gunday, Dil Dhadakne Do and Bajirao Mastani says he never had a problem being a laughing stock.
“I still have no problem with being laughed at or [no problem] making a fool of myself.”
On the film front, Singh will be seen in Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy, Rohit Shetty’s Simmba and Kabir Khan’s 83.
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